ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) – Critics of the Albuquerque Police Department are raising serious questions about the fatal shooting of a homeless camper in the foothills, one even calling it murder. Meanwhile, the department says the shooting was justified.

[...]Video shows when officers moved in on Boyd around 7:30 p.m on the night of the shooting. At the beginning of incident, Boyd can be heard saying, “In a private world, if you were down at a bar or a bus stop, I would have the right to kill you right now because you’re trying to take me over. Don’t get stupid with me!”

Video shows Boyd then began grabbing bags and attempted to leave when officers started their use of non-lethal force.

As Boyd is moving, officers then threw a flash bang and released a K9 which appears to bite Boyd in the hand. Chief Eden said officers also used a taser gun and bean bag rounds. Two officers, Dominque Perez and Keith Sandy then both fired three bullets each from their department issued rifles, causing Boyd to fall to the ground.

It’s unclear how many shots hit Boyd. APD says it is waiting on a report from the Office of the Medical Investigator to determine an exact cause of death.

However, the video is already raising some questions because of how Boyd appears to be turning away from the officers when bullets were fired.

The video shows a straightforward execution. They say the man was "crazy," yet if you read the quote above by itself he's entirely correct.

The police were explicitly threatening to kill him because he was "illegally camping" in some foothills, morally he has every right to defend himself.

Of course, the police with their magic badges think they're exempt from the laws of morality, recognizing only the laws of their masters, so they executed him for merely reacting to a flash-bang grenade and rabid K9 being released onto him.

No doubt the police "feared for their lives," they only had a team of tactical killers with assault rifles, flash-bangs, and a K9 trained on him; he had two scary knives.

This was murder, committed by what can only be described as a criminal gang of lawless banditos.

UPDATE: Here's the full uncensored video. First off, after they shoot him initially it sounds like one of the officers said "booya." Second, after they shoot him up with real bullets, they then demand he "drop the knife" and shoot him again with bean bag rounds, you can see in the video as they shoot him again he's actively dying and lying practically lifeless in a pool of his own blood, yet they still insist on shooting him with bean bag rounds and demand he "drop the knife," no doubt to shield themselves for legal reasons and act like he's a threat.

First of all if he had knifes in his hands why would you send the dog to get injured /stabbed?? The distance from where he was standing and the officers posed no threat even if he did have knifes. Murder by idiot cops for camping

Weren't Albuquerque police the same ones that transported a man fm a traffic stop to a hospital to have multiple cavity searches via enema for drugs that weren't found and were subsequently sued for like a million dollars?

Don't know if this poor fella had any family, but it shouldn't be open season on the homeless. Wrongful death suit. Shame on those cops. They should be fired and charged, but they won't be.

I am here to see this video from a conservative point of view but I'm taking in both perspectives. I see this video as justified because the man pulled knives on a canine and its handler (Undermost laws canines are officers too). I'm just not seeing the tazer anywhere a tazer would have easily taken that man down with no problem. (Although still slightly under the influence of alcohol) And for everybody saying that they thought camping wasn't illegal, the man was stating threats and was arguing with the police officers for hours.

Where can one find the statistics for death by cop in the USA? Not a day goes by when I don't see an article about what seems to be a lethal over reaction by American LEO's. They must murder thousands! Of course some are justified...but in the articles I read it seems that those that are not are at least 10X more frequent. Why no blowback from the citizens?

But, anonymous conservative, the "crimes" you think justify killing the homeless man all would've been avoided if the police hadn't begun harassing him for camping, which isn't illegal... So, the police started haranguing an inebriated, possibly mentally ill, homeless man and when he began to respond in the manner of a drunk, insane vagrant, they killed him. I'm hoping that all conservatives aren't as lacking in logic, but the bevy of extremely violent idiots in that party proves my hope is for naught.

I’m a former Police Office, a former elected servant, I have over 28 year’s Investigative experience in legal and counter-terrorism arenas. I have an AAS, Police Science, BS, and Administration of Justice MS, Criminal Justice and MPA of International Affairs and countless hours of continuing education. I have also held the title CFE Certified Fraud Examiner. Now with that stated I believe you as a reasonable reader would agree that I have a good understanding of the mentality of a Police Officer.

What’s happening in Albuquerque is truly disconcerting. It further reflects the disturbed minds of people who shouldn’t be in the position of Police Officer. The shoot first personality that manifest itself in unofficial policy and the too willing mentality to oblige a suicide by cop are shining examples of what is wrong with Law Enforcement these days. In the real world these personality treats should have no standing in an Officers lexicon. The brain surgeons in Human Resources and Administration have failed the citizenry. They’ve failed miserably the people of New Mexico by allowing such an infestation of that Department.

The Albuquerque POLICE DEPARTMENT PARTICULARLY THOSE IN CHARGE OF HIRING AND TRAINING ARE A SAD, SORRY AND DISCUSSING COMMENTARY TO THE PEOPLE OF NEW MEXICO. WHAT KIND OF PEOPLE ARE THESE THAT HAVE NO RESPECT FOR HUMAN LIFE. What kind of people are these that allow such to happen on their watch. It’s clear they don’t understand the quality of love, mercy, fairness, the concept of three dimensional thinking much less the “land of enchantment?” WHAT KIND OF PEOPLE ARE THESE ROCKET SCIENTIST HIRING? HOW AND BY WHOM ARE THESE PEOPLE BEING TRAINED?

I submit for your consideration the following question. What kind of people are law enforcement agencies hiring these days? Better yet what kind of training are recruits receiving? More and more we read and hear news of some atrocity committed by a Police Officer, I.G. the cannibal Cop of NYC. How and why are people like this being hired? Think about it!

Over the last several years the Albuquerque Police Department has had one of the “highest confrontation and kill” rates of any other similarly sized Departments. Its per capita standing is way out of line with the national average. This naturally leads any reasonable and prudent observer to conclude they’re doing something wrong. Nor does it take a genius to see that what’s wrong is based in the erosion of Constitutional Rights. Now ask yourself why this? These are sick - disgusting trends that should not be happening much less ever occurring. People of Albuquerque bring your department under control. Start firing: renegades Offices, sorry training Officers, sorry administrators, I.G Chief, Deputy Chiefs, Captains, Lieutenant and Sergeants. Demand they error on the side of reasonable and prudent action, Demand they start using their God given brains and think three dimensionally and using insight and foresight. Make this a political matter with the elected people you put in Office.

Remember this formula: BAD HIRING (INFERIOR CANDIDATES) + BAD TRAINING (SUBSTANDARD NON- CONSTITUTIONAL BASED) = CONSTITUTIONAL VIOLATION = (PUNITIVE AND COMPENSATORY CIVIL AND CRIMINAL LIABILITIES) = [HIGHER TAX AND FINANCIAL STRESS]. Until the day taxpayers get feed up with having their pocket books hit with having to pay damages for civil rights violations in the form of higher tax. “WITHOUT A DOUBT” this is a result of hiring people who are unsuitable to hold a position of Police Officer. Promoting incompetence into higher echelons and turning a blind eye will only result in the continuation of such problems? If the right and honorable people of the your State would get as fired up about this end results as you do “Obama Care” you would be much better off. “

I’d like to conclude leaving the reader with this request. Take more pride in your State encourages and demand your Governor, State Legislature, Counties Commissions; all the hiring authorizes to start using psychological testing to determine sociopathic and psychopathic tendencies of current Officers and
recruits.

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